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Quaker Games Returns, Nurturing Community Through Competition

Maya Ahmad ’28 and Nora Chang ’28 April 3, 2025
Established several years ago, the Quaker Games have evolved — similar to English Class Dodgeball — into a beloved ritual for students across all grade levels, marking a period of excitement and engagement from the middle of February until the academic year’s end. 
If tuition continues to increase, a current kindergartener’s family could pay around $75,000 for high school at Sidwell Friends.

Sidwell Friends Raises Tuition to Nearly $60,000

Dylan Verma ’26, News Editor April 1, 2025
On Jan. 30, the Sidwell Friends Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition by 4% for all grades.
The new Kennedy Center Board of Governors elected Trump as Chairman.

Trump Fires Members of Kennedy Center Board of Governors

Harold Wyatt ’27, Staff Writer April 1, 2025
On Feb. 10, President Donald Trump fired 18 members of the Kennedy Center's Board of Governors appointed by former President Joe Biden.
“The Sound of Music” stars Julie Andrews as Maria.

“The Sound of Music” Turns 60: An Anniversary Retrospective Half a Century Later

Ishani Agrawal ’28, Staff Writer March 27, 2025
60 years after its release, the hills are still alive with “The Sound of Music.”
“Uncanny” aims to reclaim artistic depictions of women through surrealism.

“Uncanny” Exhibition Unsettles Viewers and Challenges Perceptions of Women

Angie Spadafora ’28, Staff Writer March 27, 2025
The latest exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts features works by female artists such as Martine Gutierrez, Ann Hamilton and Connie Imboden, exploring an idea popularized by Australian neurologist Sigmund Freud.
Reddit college admissions communities like r/ChanceMe encourage unhealthy comparison between students.

“I Might Be Hopeless”: r/ChanceMe and Toxic College Admissions Communities

Nicole Hobson ’28, Staff Writer March 27, 2025
With college application deadlines in the past and admission decisions on the horizon, high school seniors around the country are increasingly seeking anxiety-quelling advice.
Sidwell students’ college decisions are posted on the Instagram page, receiving public congratulatory messages.

The Sidwell College Instagram Page Fosters a Celebratory Environment

Ishani Agrawal ’28, Staff Writer March 27, 2025
For many seniors, it is easier to tell larger groups of people about their college decision via the Instagram page than to face a potentially awkward situation with friends and family.
Sophomore Asher Sedwick and freshman Chase Hunter won their match 7-5, securing the MAC Championship for Sidwell. Photo: Sidwell Friends.

Sidwell Boys’ Tennis Wins MAC Championship and Regular Season Title

Jackson Youree ’24, Business Manager May 30, 2023
Through first singles to third doubles, the team showed skill, poise and resilience and — as a result — emerged as MAC champions.
The Avalon Theatre celebrates 100 years with a film festival. Photo: María Helena Carey via Flickr.

Avalon Theatre Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Micah Kay ’25, Staff Writer May 30, 2023
The Avalon Theatre is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year through a film festival entitled “100 Years of Cinema Magic” that features a different film screening each month from February to November.
A lack of lively student support leads to feelings of discouragement among players.
Photo: Sidwell Friends.

Sidwell Students Fail To Equally Support Girls’ and Boys’ Sports

Avery Wincup ’26, Staff Writer May 30, 2023
In the future, the F.A.N. needs to equally publicize both girls’ and boys’ games in order to fully represent Sidwell’s impressive athletic programs.
The increased gun violence in Washington inspired some Ninth Grade Studies classes to lobby for gun restrictions. Photo: Gareth Milner via Flickr.

Ninth Grade Studies Classes Prepare To Lobby Representatives

Dylan Verma ’26, Staff Writer May 30, 2023
During the second semester of the school year, Sidwell’s Ninth Grade Studies classes have been working on a lobbying project in partnership with the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL).
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